Rural N.M. hospital selects Phoenix IT tool with OpenVista EHR

Santa Rosa, N.M.-based Guadalupe County Hospital has selected Phoenix Health Systems' Total IT Solution featuring Medsphere’s OpenVista EHR.

Under the five-year agreement, Phoenix Health, of Richardson, Texas, will provide the 10-bed general medical facility with implementation and support services for OpenVista, as well as Phoenix Health’s Total IT tool.

Guadalupe’s OpenVista implementation marks Phoenix Health and Medsphere’s second collaborative venture since the two partnered to offer health IT systems to small rural and community hospitals, Medsphere stated.

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